Improvement in sulky-plows



1. c. onus.

Sulky-Plows.

Patented Feb-9,1875.

No. l59,642. v

UNITED STATES PATENT GFFIOE.

JAMES C. GARNS, OF MILLBROOK, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN SULKV-PLOWS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 159,64 2, datedFebruary 9, 1875; application filed January 12, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES C. (Arms, of Millbrook, Kendall county, Stateof Illinois,

, have-invented certain Improvements in Sulkyunder the arch of the axleto the back part of the frame. To the back and under side of this beamis fastened, by bolts or otherwise, the plow. To the front part of thebeam are fastened two standards, connected at the top by a bolt, servingas a fulcrum for a lever, the outer end of which is pix'oted to a poleextending in front between the horses, and backward between the twostandards to at or near the arch of the axle, where it is pivoted to theplow-beam.

By aid of this lever, which is operated by the occupant of the seat, andregulated by a spring-catch and perforated guide, the pole is heightenedor lowered at will.

To the upper part of the frame, over the plow, are fastened twostandards, between the tops of which is fastened an eccentric lever,also operated by the occupant of the seat, and serving to raise andlower the beam and the plow. This action is produced by aid of a chain,one end of which is fastened to the end of the beam, and the other endto the upper part of the eccentric. A catch placed on the side of theback end of the pole serves to hold the lever stationary downward, whenthe plow is raised out of the ground. To the lower part and center ofthe axle, under the arch, are fastened two arms serving as guides forthe plow-beam. Between these two arms, and fastened to the beam, isplaced an eyebolt, to which is hooked a rod extending in front of theframe, and serving as a carrier for the whiffletree. This rod isregulated up and down, as well as sidewise, at the will of the operator,by aid of a slotted support fastened to the under side and front of theplowbeam.

In order to regulate the height of the wheel to the left of theoperator, I attach to the end of the axle a slotted standard, into theslot of which is placed a slide, to which the part of the axle on whichthe wheel rotates is fastened. This slide can be heightened and loweredat will by the aid of a lever placed parallel to and inside of thewheel, and is held in position by aid of a set-screw.

In order to more fully describe my invention, I refer to theaccompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification.

Figure I is a plan view of a sulky-plow embodying my invention.v Fig. IIis a side view of the same.

A is the frame; B, the axle; 0, the arch; l3

and D, the wheels; E, the seat; F, the plow- I beam; G, the plow; h h,standards; 7 the bolt between the standards; J, the lever, forheightening or lowering the pole K, pivoted to the boltt' and to pole Kat l,- m, the springcatch on the end of the lever J; n, the perforatedguide for the catch m; 0 O, the two standards, fastened to the rear ofthe frame A; 10, the bolt on the top of the same, serving as a fulcrumfor the eccentric lever Q; r, the chain, fastened at s to the eccentriclever, and at t to the plow-beam; U U, the two arms, serving as guidesfor the plow-beam; v, the eyebolt, fastened to the plow-beam; w, therod; X, the slotted support for regulating the rod 20, to the end ofwhich, at a, the horses are attached; I), the slotted support forholding the slide 0, to which the part of the axle d is fastened; e, theset-screw; and f, the lever for heightening or lowering the wheel D.

Having thus described my invention, I .desire to claim The combination,with the frame A, arched axle B, plow-beam F, and pole K, constructed asdescribed, of the lever J, catch an, perforated guide at, and lever Q,all constructed and operating as shown and described.

JAMES C. OARNS.

Witnesses:

J MURRAY BALLARD, A. E. Mrnas.

